An owner of property in Iron and Ashland counties that was the site of a contentious proposal to mine iron ore is trying to resurrect plans for the mine, an Iron County economic development official said.

Officials of La Pointe Iron Co., one of the owners of the property that Gogebic Taconite unsuccessfully sought to develop as a massive open pit mine, met with local representatives in Hurley on Wednesday to discuss reviving the plans.

Kelly Klein, director of development for the Iron County Development Zone, said he and others met with La Pointe representatives, who told them they are eager to find another developer for the site.

Tip time: Larry Sanders in starting lineup

New York - Larry Sanders will start at center for the Bucks against Brooklyn on Tuesday night, coach Jim Boylan confirmed in his pre-game remarks.

Sanders was stretching in the Bucks locker room a few minutes ago and getting ready to play for the first time since Feb. 5, when he suffered a bruised lower back in a game in Denver.

"He will start tonight," Boylan said. "We'll just monitor his minutes, keep an eye on him and make sure he can go up and down. Obviously he hasn't played in a while so you're concerned about his wind.

"It's great to have him back."

Boylan also confirmed that guard Monta Ellis, the subject of heavy trade speculation with the league deadline approaching Thursday, would be in the starting five.

Several media reports have hinted at the possibility of a trade between the Bucks and Atlanta Hawks, with forward Josh Smith coming to Milwaukee and Ellis going to Atlanta. Ellis has an $11 million player option on his contract for next season, while Smith will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

The Nets are trying to end a 13-game losing streak to the Bucks as the teams play on back-to-back nights. They meet again Wednesday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

"They're an excellent shot-blocking team and they play at a quick pace," Carlesimo said of the Bucks. "They get more shots up than any team in the league.

"They're a big steal team and they're a very good offensive rebounding team. It's been five times since I've been here. Those two (Brandon Jennings and Ellis) and (Ersan) Ilyasova in particular have been tough matchups for us, very tough covers."

Carlesimo said the Nets need to have a serious approach over their final 29 games.

"There's a difference between the first 3 1/2 months and the last two," Carlesimo said. "If you are going to be in the playoffs there's not a switch you flip April 20 or whatever the date is.

"You have to start building up to that and playing more like playoff basketball. It's a shorter leash and it's probably a shorter rotation. You're probably a little less tolerant in terms of guys playing through their mistakes. We're through analyzing.

"We've got to start finding out who are the guys who can play, who are the guys who can think scouting reports and game-to-game adjustments."